Ed Miliband Calls on Labour to Move On After Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Aggressive Backgrounding
High-ranking Labour Party figure Ed Miliband has called for the party to move beyond party tensions after leader Keir Starmer personally apologised to health minister Wes Streeting over hostile media stories originating from Number 10.
Key Events
- Miliband declares Starmer will sack the No 10 source responsible for attacking Wes Streeting if discovered
- Miliband rejects future leadership ambitions, declaring his past time as Labour leader was the "best inoculation" against wanting the role again
- British economy increased by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, hit by the JLR cyber-attack
Situation
The internal turmoil erupted after reports emerged about hostile briefings from Starmer's team targeting Streeting. Although initial attempts to downplay the situation, the discussion between the PM and Streeting apparently took a more serious turn.
The Prime Minister expressed regret to Wes Streeting, the media have been told. The conversation was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under pressure to sack.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the party to concentrate on national matters rather than internal divisions.
Look, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, no question.
But my advice to the Labour party today is quite simple, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not each other.
We were given a major election win last summer, a historic chance to change our country. And we have a serious duty.
Growth Update
Separately, government data indicated the British economic performance expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, with the industrial industry especially impacted by the recent JLR security incident.
Today's Schedule
- Morning: NHS England releases its monthly data
- Today: Wes Streeting is visiting Liverpool
- Today: Rachel Reeves makes comments to the media
- 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its regular lobby briefing
- Morning: Keir Starmer highlights plans for the Britain's pioneering small modular reactor project at Wylfa on Anglesey
